Chasing Curiosity!
Jennifer Fordham
Chasing Curiosity, Discovering Friendships, and Sparking Joy are phrases we use to describe the magical CCEP experience. We have the privilege of seeing our students chasing curiosity every day! While it’s easy to see young children express their infinite capacity to be curious, it’s a bit harder to describe what it looks like.
When young children chase curiosity, it often looks like a whirlwind of exploration, wonder, and excitement. Their faces light up with wide eyes as they encounter something new. They are spontaneous, quick, and filled with energy. We can expect to see a child kneeling close to inspect a bug, picking up a rock to see if something is under it, or running to a new sound or sight.
Our children ask a lot of questions like "What is this?" or "Why?" They often touch, taste, and smell things without hesitation, driven by a natural desire to understand the world. They exhibit pure joy and excitement, sometimes expressing triumph when they figure something out or get an answer to their question. Our children revisit things multiple times; maybe it’s a quest for deeper understanding or simply because they’re still fascinated by what they discovered.
Curiosity in young children looks fluid, messy, and beautifully unfiltered. It’s a constant journey of wonder, not just about the world around them but about how they relate and interact with the world.
Recently, in Chapel, our Lion friends noticed the organ and began asking questions. Their curiosity inspired Mrs. Long and Ms. Curtis to set up a time with Mr. Barber to learn more about the organ and how it works. I became curious to know more about the developing music interests of our students. I learned that since the beginning of the year, our Lion friends have been fascinated by all different types of musical genres. They listen to music
by Igor Stravinsky, Firebird Sweet, Rhapsody in Blue and Gershwin. Traditional, classic, and jazz genres are all favorites.
Curiosity takes us all to new places. I am grateful for our children's reminder to get out there and chase curiosity!
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein